First day home

Mom is enjoying her freedom from the hospital. She arrived home yesterday but all the rigamarole to get her checked out left her exhausted. At least at home she can get solid rest. No interruptions from medical staff, no noisy machines surrounding her, and she gets a room that can be darkened during the day with shades. I did have to wake her up for lunch, but at least she had a couple of hours of undisturbed sleep. She can only eat a little at a time, but she does eat and it doesn't come back up like it did before. It's still important not to have a lot of interruptions during meals.
The home care nurse came over last night to help set up the feeding tube and give us instructions on how it all works. Of course, we've done it all before, it's pretty much the same as her other feeding tube but this one is much more comfortable for her because it doesn't go thru her nose. The feeding tube runs all night long (12 hours) and then she eats regular food (still liquids only right now) during the day.
She's still experiencing some pain now and then. We know it's just the healing process working, but when you think of all the parts of her body that trying to heal, there's a lot of areas that are in pain. She's a tough woman, so there's not a lot that will keep her down.
She went on a walk this afternoon with dad her granddaughter. Just around the block, but it's a great start.